By 2030, ensure equitable, inclusive and gender-responsive participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups in biodiversity decision-making, in relation to their rights to lands, resources and traditional knowledge, as well as access to justice and information.

Policy: NBSAP 2026-2030, Code on ENR (2023)

Actions: Cambodia will ensure inclusive participation and access to justice in biodiversity governance through implementation of the NBSAP 2026–2030, aligned with the ENR Code (2023) and the Circular Strategy on Environment (2023–2028). Community-based mechanisms such as CPAs, CFs and CFis will be strengthened with standardized Free, Prior and Informed Consent procedures and grievance mechanisms. Representation of Indigenous Peoples, women, youth and vulnerable groups in decision-making bodies will be improved. CEMIS will enhance transparency and access to information, while capacity-building will support meaningful, decision-influencing participation.

The target is explicitly rights-based, committing to inclusive participation and access to justice and information, with explicit attention to IPLC rights and gender responsiveness. Actions operationalise this through participation platforms, measures to integrate traditional knowledge appropriately, and steps to remove barriers to justice, supported by targeted capacity building for underrepresented groups. Citizen science and communication tools strengthen the enabling environment so participation is practical, informed, and sustained.

Cambodia covers inclusive, gender-responsive participation and access to justice/information, but GBF additionally requires full protection of environmental human rights defenders and is more explicit on respecting cultures and rights over lands/territories/resources.

to be analyzed if we need to have additional means of implementation